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Poetry Quiz Review E1

Authored by Meghan Glass

English

9th Grade

CCSS covered

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Poetry Quiz Review E1
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Why do writers use metaphors?

To make an equivalency between one thing and another to highlight how they're similar

To make the writing more interesting and effective.

To force the reader to consider the subject of the metaphor from a new angle.

All of the above

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

2.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Both a metaphor and simile compare two unlike things; however, a metaphor uses "like" or "as" but a simile does not

True

False

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is it called when you give human characteristics to something that is not living?

simile

personification

metaphor

hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Emily Dickinson is famous for using dashes in her poetry to create a pause. What is this sound device called?

caesura

simile

metaphor

hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What type of metaphor "compares two things that are not alike without actually mentioning one of those things"?

direct metaphor

implied metaphor

hidden metaphor

extended metaphor

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

What two things are being compared in the poem, "A Variation on Theme?"

The day and a house

The day and a human being

A mother and her son

The stars and the sky

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is the theme of "Variation on a Theme"?

Life is difficult but never give up

Seize the day and live every day with a purpose

War is necessary in order to have honor

People need to be kind to one another in order to be honorable

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

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